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PROXY STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 14(a)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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November 27, 2007

THE HARTFORD INCOME SHARES FUND, INC.

Dear Shareholder:

You are cordially invited to attend the Annual Meeting of the Shareholders
(the "Meeting") of The Hartford Income Shares Fund, Inc. (the "Company"). The
Meeting will take place on January 8, 2008 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time at the
offices of Hartford Life, 200 Hopmeadow Street, Simsbury, Connecticut 06089.

At the Meeting, shareholders will be asked to vote on the matters listed in
the attached Notice of Annual Meeting of Shareholders. As explained in the
enclosed Proxy Statement, the purpose of the Meeting is (1) to elect members of
the Board of Directors of the Company; (2) to ratify the selection of Ernst &
Young LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm; and
(3) to transact such other business as may properly come before the Meeting.

We request that you complete the enclosed Proxy Card for the upcoming
Meeting. The Company's Board of Directors has reviewed and unanimously approved
these proposals and recommends that you vote FOR each proposal. The enclosed
Proxy Statement provides more information on these proposals. Please read it
carefully and return your completed Proxy Card in the enclosed, addressed,
postage-paid envelope, or take advantage of the telephonic or Internet voting
procedures described in the Proxy Statement. Your vote is important. If you have
any questions in connection with these materials please call us at 1-888-843-
7824.

Very truly yours,

/s/ John C. Walters
John C. Walters
President

THE HARTFORD INCOME SHARES FUND, INC.
500 BIELENBERG DRIVE,
WOODBURY, MINNESOTA 55125

MAILING ADDRESS: P.O. BOX 64387,
ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA 55164

NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS

The Annual Meeting of the Shareholders (the "Meeting") of The Hartford
Income Shares Fund, Inc. (the "Company") will be held on January 8, 2008 at
10:00 a.m. Eastern Time at the offices of Hartford Life, 200 Hopmeadow Street,
Simsbury, Connecticut 06089 for the following purposes:

1. TO ELECT A BOARD OF DIRECTORS CONSISTING OF THE TEN NOMINEES DESCRIBED
IN THE ATTACHED PROXY STATEMENT.

2. TO RATIFY THE SELECTION BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE COMPANY OF
ERNST & YOUNG LLP AS THE COMPANY'S INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC
ACCOUNTING FIRM FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JULY 31, 2008.

3. TO TRANSACT SUCH OTHER BUSINESS AS MAY PROPERLY COME BEFORE THE MEETING.

The Board of Directors of the Company unanimously recommends approval of
each item listed in this notice. Shareholders of record on November 6, 2007 are
entitled to notice of and to vote at the Meeting.

Your attention is directed to the attached Proxy Statement. YOUR VOTE IS
IMPORTANT. WHETHER OR NOT YOU EXPECT TO BE PRESENT AT THE MEETING, PLEASE FILL
IN, SIGN, DATE AND MAIL THE ENCLOSED PROXY CARD AS PROMPTLY AS POSSIBLE, OR TAKE
ADVANTAGE OF THE TELEPHONIC OR INTERNET VOTING PROCEDURES DESCRIBED IN THE PROXY
STATEMENT, IN ORDER TO SAVE THE COMPANY ANY FURTHER SOLICITATION EXPENSE. An
addressed envelope for which no postage is required is enclosed.

By order of the Board of Directors,

/s/ Edward P. Macdonald
Edward P. Macdonald
Secretary

Dated: November 27, 2007

THE HARTFORD INCOME SHARES FUND, INC.
500 BIELENBERG DRIVE, WOODBURY, MINNESOTA 55125
MAILING ADDRESS: P.O. BOX 64387, ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA 55164

PROXY STATEMENT

NOVEMBER 27, 2007

The enclosed Proxy Card is solicited by the Board of Directors of The
Hartford Income Shares Fund, Inc. (the "Company") in connection with the Annual
Meeting of the Shareholders (the "Meeting") of the Company to be held on January
8, 2008 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time at the offices of Hartford Life, 200
Hopmeadow Street, Simsbury, Connecticut 06089 and at any adjournment(s) or
postponement(s) of the Meeting.

The costs of solicitation, including the cost of preparing and mailing the
Notice of Annual Meeting of Shareholders and this Proxy Statement, will be paid
by the Company. The approximate mailing date of this Proxy Statement is November
27, 2007. Representatives of Hartford Administrative Services Company ("HASCO"),
the dividend disbursement agent for the Company, and Hartford Life Insurance
Company ("Hartford Life"), without cost to the Company, may solicit proxies for
the management of the Company by means of mail, telephone or personal calls. The
address of HASCO is that of the Company as provided above. Hartford Life and
Hartford Investment Financial Services, LLC ("HIFSCO"), which serves as the
Company's investment adviser and administrator, are principally located at 200
Hopmeadow Street, Simsbury, Connecticut 06089.

Shareholders may revoke authority to vote their shares by giving written
notice of revocation to the Secretary of the Company or by executing a
superceding Proxy Card. Unless revoked, properly executed Proxy Cards that have
been returned by shareholders without instructions will be voted "for" each
proposal. In instances where choices are specified by the shareholders in the
Proxy Card, those shareholders' votes will be voted or the votes will be
withheld in accordance with the shareholders' choices. With regard to Proposal
I, the election of directors, votes may be cast for all nominees or for all
nominees except those indicated, or withheld for all nominees. Abstentions may
be specified for Proposal II, the ratification of the independent registered
public accounting firm. With respect to Proposal II, abstentions and broker non-
votes (Proxy Cards received by the Company from brokers or nominees when the
broker or nominee has neither received instructions from the beneficial owner or
other persons entitled to vote nor has discretion to vote on a particular
matter) will be counted as present for purposes of determining whether a quorum
of shares is present at the meeting, and will have the same effect as a vote
"against" such item. So far as the Board of Directors is aware, no matters other
than those described in this Proxy Statement will be acted upon at the Meeting.
Should any other matters properly come before the Meeting calling for a vote of

shareholders, the persons named as proxies intend to vote upon such matters
according to their best judgment.

In addition to completing and returning the enclosed Proxy Card,
shareholders are also able to vote by touchtone telephone or by internet by
following the instructions included with the Proxy Card accompanying this Proxy
Statement. To vote by internet or by telephone, shareholders can access the
website or call the toll-free number listed on the Proxy Card. To vote by
internet or by telephone, shareholders will need the "control number" that
appears on the Proxy Card. After inputting this number, shareholders will be
prompted to provide their voting instructions on the proposals. Shareholders
will have an opportunity to review the voting instructions and make any
necessary changes before submitting the voting instructions and terminating the
telephone call or internet link.

Only those shareholders owning shares as of the close of business on
November 6, 2007 (the "Record Date") may vote at the Meeting or any
adjournment(s) or postponement(s) of the Meeting. As of the Record Date, there
were issued and outstanding 13,059,544.9120 common shares, with a par value of
$0.001 per share. Common shares represent the only class of securities of the
Company. Each shareholder is entitled to one vote for each share held. As a
shareholder, you will not have appraisal rights in connection with the proposals
described in this Proxy Statement.

The presence, either in person or by proxy, of shareholders owning a
majority of shares of the Company entitled to vote at the Meeting shall
constitute a quorum. If a quorum is not present at the Meeting, or if a quorum
is present but sufficient votes to approve any of the proposals are not
received, the persons named as proxies may propose one or more adjournments of
the Meeting to permit further solicitation of votes. In determining whether to
adjourn the Meeting, the following factors may be considered: the nature of the
proposals that are the subject of the Meeting, the percentage of votes actually
cast, the percentage of negative votes actually cast, the nature of any further
solicitation, and the information to be provided to shareholders with respect to
the reasons for the solicitation. Any adjournment will require the affirmative
vote of a majority of those shares represented at the Meeting in person or by
proxy.

Copies of the Company's most recent annual report and semi-annual report
are available upon request. If you would like to receive a copy, please contact
the Company at P.O. Box 64387, St. Paul, Minnesota 55164 or call 1-888-843-7824,
and a copy will be sent, without charge, by first class mail within three
business days of your request.

SHARE OWNERSHIP

The following table sets forth the dollar range of equity securities
beneficially owned by each director of the Company or nominee for election as a
director of the Company and on an aggregate basis in any registered investment
companies overseen by the director or nominee within the Hartford Fund Family*
as a group, as of September 30, 2007.

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<Caption>
AGGREGATE DOLLAR RANGE OF EQUITY
SECURITIES IN ALL REGISTERED
DOLLAR RANGE OF INVESTMENT COMPANIES OVERSEEN BY
EQUITY SECURITIES DIRECTOR IN THE HARTFORD FUND
NAME OF DIRECTOR IN THE COMPANY FAMILY*
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NON-INTERESTED DIRECTORS
Lynn S. Birdsong.......... None Over $100,000
Robert M. Gavin, Jr. ..... None Over $100,000
Duane E. Hill............. None Over $100,000
Sandra S. Jaffee.......... None $50,001-$100,000
William P. Johnston....... None Over $100,000
Phillip O. Peterson....... None $50,001-$100,000
Lemma W. Senbet........... None Over $100,000
INTERESTED DIRECTORS
Thomas M. Marra........... None Over $100,000
Lowndes A. Smith.......... None Over $100,000
David M. Znamierowski..... None $10,001-$50,000
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* The Hartford Fund Family currently consists of four open-end investment
companies and one closed-end investment company.

As of September 30, 2007, to the knowledge of the Company's management, the
directors and officers as a group owned less than 1% of the outstanding shares
of the Company. As of this date, no person, to the knowledge of Company
management, owned beneficially more than 5% of the outstanding shares of the
Company.

As of September 30, 2007, none of the non-interested directors (or their
immediate family members) had share ownership in securities of the Company's
investment adviser, or in an entity controlling, controlled by or under common
control with the investment adviser of the Company (not including registered
investment companies).

PROPOSAL I
ELECTION OF DIRECTORS

At the Meeting, shareholders will be asked to elect ten members to the
Company's Board of Directors. All of the nominees currently serve as directors
of the Company and are standing for re-election.

Pertinent information regarding each nominee's principal occupation and
business experience during at least the past five years, number of portfolios
overseen and other directorships held is set forth below. The mailing address of
each nominee is c/o the Secretary of The Hartford Income Shares Fund, Inc., 200
Hopmeadow Street, Simsbury, Connecticut 06089.

NOMINEES FOR ELECTION AS NON-INTERESTED DIRECTORS

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<Caption>
NUMBER OF
PORTFOLIOS IN
FUND OTHER
COMPLEX DIRECTORSHIPS
OVERSEEN BY HELD BY
POSITION HELD TERM OF OFFICE* DIRECTOR OR DIRECTOR OR
WITH THE AND LENGTH OF PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION(S) NOMINEE FOR NOMINEE FOR
NAME AND AGE COMPANY TIME SERVED DURING LAST 5 YEARS DIRECTOR DIRECTOR
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LYNN S.
BIRDSONG(2) ... Director Since 2003 Since 1981, Mr. 89 Mr. Birdsong is
(age 61) Birdsong has been a an Independent
partner in Birdsong Director of The
Company, an advertising Japan Fund
specialty firm. Since
2003, Mr. Birdsong has
been an independent
Director of The Japan
Fund. From 2003 to
March 2005, Mr.
Birdsong was an
independent Director of
the Atlantic Whitehall
Funds. From 1979 to
2002, Mr. Birdsong was
a managing director of
Zurich Scudder
Investments, an
investment management
firm. During his
employment with
Scudder, Mr. Birdsong
was an interested
Director of The Japan
Fund. Mr. Birdsong is
also a Director of The
Hartford Mutual Funds,
Inc., The Hartford
Mutual Funds II, Inc.,
Hartford Series Fund,
Inc. and Hartford HLS
Series Fund II, Inc.

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ROBERT M.
GAVIN(1,2)..... Director and Director Dr. Gavin is an 89 None
(age 67) Chairman of since 1986 educational consultant.
the Board Prior to September 1,
Chairman 2001, he was President
of the Board of Cranbrook Education
since 2004 Community; and prior to
July 1996, he was
President of Macalester
College, St. Paul,
Minnesota. Dr. Gavin is
also a Director and
Chairman of the Board
of Directors of The
Hartford Mutual Funds,
Inc., The Hartford
Mutual Funds II, Inc.,
Hartford Series Fund,
Inc. and Hartford HLS
Series Fund II, Inc.

DUANE E.
HILL(2)........ Director Since 2002 Mr. Hill is a Partner 89 None
(age 62) with TSG Ventures L.P.,
a private equity
investment company.
From 1994 to October of
1998, Mr. Hill was a
member of TSG Capital
Group, a private equity
investment firm that
serves as sponsor and
lead investor in
leveraged buyouts of
middle market
companies. Mr. Hill is
also a Director of The
Hartford Mutual Funds,
Inc., The Hartford
Mutual Funds II, Inc.,
Hartford Series Fund,
Inc. and Hartford HLS
Series Fund II, Inc.
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SANDRA S.
JAFFEE(1,2).... Director Since 2005 Ms. Jaffee is Chief 89 None
(age 65) Executive Officer of
Fortent (formerly
Searchspace Group), a
leading provider of
compliance/regulatory
technology to financial
institutions. Ms.
Jaffee served as an
Entrepreneur in
Residence with Warburg
Pincus, a private
equity firm, from
August 2004 to August
2005. From September
1995 to July 2004, Ms.
Jaffee served as
Executive Vice
President at Citigroup,
where she was President
and CEO of Citibank's
Global Securities
Services (1995-2003).
Ms. Jaffee is also a
Director of The
Hartford Mutual Funds,
Inc., The Hartford
Mutual Funds II, Inc.,
Hartford Series Fund,
Inc. and Hartford HLS
Series Fund II, Inc.
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WILLIAM P.
JOHNSTON(1,2).. Director Since 2005 In June 2006, Mr. 89 Mr. Johnston is
(age 63) Johnston was appointed a member of the
as Senior Advisor to supervisory
The Carlyle Group, a Board of
global private equity Fresenius
investment firm. In May Medical Care AG
2006, Mr. Johnston was & Co. KGaA. Mr.
elected to the Johnston is also
supervisory Board of a member of the
Fresenius Medical Care Boards of
AG & Co. KGaA, after Directors of
its acquisition of MultiPlan, Inc.
Renal Care Group, Inc. and LifeCare
in March 2006. Mr. Holdings, Inc.
Johnston joined Renal
Care Group, Inc. in
November 2002 as a
member of the Board of
Directors and served as
Chairman of the Board
from March 2003 through
March 2006. From
September 1987 to
December 2002, Mr.
Johnston was with
Equitable Securities
Corporation (and its
successors, SunTrust
Equitable Securities
and SunTrust Robinson
Humphrey) serving in
various investment
banking and managerial
positions, including
Managing Director and
Head of Investment
Banking, Chief
Executive Officer and
Vice Chairman. Mr.
Johnston is also a
Director of The
Hartford Mutual Funds,
Inc., The Hartford
Mutual Funds II, Inc.,
Hartford Series Fund,
Inc. and Hartford HLS
Series Fund II, Inc.

PHILLIP O.
PETERSON(1,2).. Director Since 2000 Mr. Peterson is a 89 Mr. Peterson is
(age 62) mutual fund industry a member of the
consultant. He was a Board of
partner of KPMG LLP (an Trustees of
accounting firm) until William Blair
July 1999. Mr. Peterson Funds.
joined William Blair
Funds in February 2007
as a member of the
Board of Trustees. From
January 2004 to April
2005, Mr. Peterson
served as Independent
President of the Strong
Mutual Funds. Mr.
Peterson is also a
Director of The
Hartford Mutual Funds,
Inc., The Hartford
Mutual Funds II, Inc.,
Hartford Series Fund,
Inc. and Hartford HLS
Series Fund II, Inc.
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LEMMA W.
SENBET(2)...... Director Since 2005 Dr. Senbet is the 89 None
(age 60) William E. Mayer Chair
Professor of Finance at
the University of
Maryland, Robert H.
Smith School of
Business. He was chair
of the Finance
Department during 1998-
2006. Previously he was
an endowed professor of
finance at the
University of
Wisconsin-Madison.
Also, he was director
of the Fortis Funds
from March 2000-July
2002. Dr. Senbet served
the finance profession
in various capacities,
including as director
of the American Finance
Association and
President of the
Western Finance
Association. In 2006,
Dr. Senbet was inducted
Fellow of Financial
Management Association
International for his
career-long
distinguished
scholarship and
professional service.
Dr. Senbet is also a
Director of The
Hartford Mutual Funds,
Inc., The Hartford
Mutual Funds II, Inc.,
Hartford Series Fund,
Inc. and Hartford HLS
Series Fund II, Inc.
</Table>

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* Each director serves until his or her death, resignation, or retirement or
until the next annual meeting of shareholders of the Company is held and
his or her successor is elected and qualifies.

(1) Member of the Audit Committee of the Company.

(2) Member of the Nominating Committee of the Company.

NOMINEES FOR ELECTION AS INTERESTED DIRECTORS

<Table>
<Caption>
NUMBER OF
PORTFOLIOS
IN FUND OTHER
TERM OF COMPLEX DIRECTORSHIPS
OFFICE* OVERSEEN BY HELD BY
POSITION AND LENGTH PRINCIPAL DIRECTOR OR DIRECTOR OR
HELD WITH OF TIME OCCUPATION(S) NOMINEE NOMINEE FOR
NAME AND AGE THE COMPANY SERVED DURING LAST 5 YEARS FOR DIRECTOR DIRECTOR
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THOMAS M.
MARRA**....... Director Since 2002 Mr. Marra is President 89 Mr. Marra is a
(age 49) and Chief Operating Director of The
Officer of The Hartford Hartford.
Financial Services
Group, Inc. ("The
Hartford"). He is also a
member of the Board of
Directors for The
Hartford. Mr. Marra was
named President and COO
of The Hartford in 2007.
He served as COO of
Hartford Life Insurance
Company, Inc. ("Hartford
Life") from 2000 to
2007, as President of
Hartford Life from 2001
to 2007, and as Director
of Hartford Life's
Investment Products
Division from 1998 to
2000. Mr. Marra is
Chairman of the Board of
Hartford Investment
Financial Services, LLC.
He currently also serves
as a Director of The
Hartford Mutual Funds,
Inc., The Hartford
Mutual Funds II, Inc.,
Hartford Series Fund,
Inc. and Hartford HLS
Series Fund II, Inc. and
served as Chairman of
the Board of these
companies and of the
Company from 2002 to
2004.
LOWNDES A.
SMITH** ...... Director Since 2002 Mr. Smith served as Vice 89 Mr. Smith is a
(age 68) Chairman of The Hartford Director of
from February 1997 to White Mountains
January 2002, as Insurance Group,
President and Chief Ltd.
Executive Officer of
Hartford Life, Inc. from
February 1997 to January
2002, and as President
and Chief Operating
Officer of The Hartford
Life Insurance Companies
from January 1989 to
January 2002. Mr. Smith
is also a Director of
The Hartford Mutual
Funds, Inc., The
Hartford Mutual Funds
II, Inc., Hartford
Series Fund, Inc. and
Hartford HLS Series Fund
II, Inc.

</Table>

DAVID M.
ZNAMIEROWSKI.. Director Since 2007 Mr. Znamierowski 89 Mr. Znamierowski
(age 47)** currently serves as is a Director of
Director and President Hartford
of Hartford Investment Investment
Management Company Management
("Hartford Investment Company.
Management"), as Chief
Investment Officer and
Executive Vice President
for The Hartford and
Hartford Life, Inc. and
as Director, Chief
Investment Officer and
Executive Vice President
of Hartford Life
Insurance Company. Mr.
Znamierowski is a
Director of The Hartford
Mutual Funds, Inc., The
Hartford Mutual Funds
II, Inc., Hartford
Series Fund, Inc. and
Hartford HLS Series Fund
II, Inc. He previously
served as President and
Chief Executive Officer
of these companies until
November 2007. He
previously served as
President of the Company
from 2001 to November
2007, and as Chief
Executive Officer of the
Company from 2005 to
November 2007.
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* Each director serves until his or her death, resignation, or retirement or
until the next annual meeting of shareholders of the Company is held and
his or her successor is elected and qualifies.

** Denotes the nominee is an interested person of the Company, as defined in
the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"). Mr. Marra
and Mr. Znamierowski are an interested directors due to positions they
hold with affiliates of the Company. Mr. Smith is an interested director
because he owns stock of the parent company of HIFSCO.

The Board of Directors recommends that shareholders vote in favor of the
ten individuals listed as nominees for election to serve as directors of the
Company. A plurality of the votes properly cast in person or by proxy at the
Meeting is required for the election of directors. This means that the ten
nominees receiving the highest number of "for" votes will be elected. Unless
otherwise instructed, the proxies will vote all properly executed Proxy Cards
"for" the ten nominees. All of the nominees have consented to serve as directors
if elected. In the event any of the nominees are not candidates for election at
the meeting, the proxies may vote for such other persons according to their best
judgment. Nothing currently indicates that such a situation will arise.

PROPOSAL II
RATIFICATION OF
INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

The 1940 Act provides that every registered investment company shall be
audited at least once each year by independent public accountants selected by a
majority of the directors of the investment company who are not "interested
persons" of the investment company or of its investment adviser, as that term is
defined in the 1940 Act. The 1940 Act provides that the selection be submitted
for ratification or rejection by the shareholders at an annual meeting.

On November 7, 2007, the Board of Directors of the Company, upon the
recommendation of the Audit Committee, determined to select the firm of Ernst &
Young LLP ("E&Y") as independent registered public accounting firm for the
Company for the fiscal year ending July 31, 2008. E&Y served as independent
registered public accounting firm for the Company for the fiscal years ended
July 31 2007, July 31, 2006 and July 31, 2005.

The Board of Directors recommends that shareholders vote in favor of the
ratification of E&Y as the independent registered public accounting firm for the
Company. The affirmative vote of a majority of the shares represented at the
meeting provided at least a quorum (more than 50% of the outstanding shares) is
represented in person or by proxy, is sufficient for the ratification of the
selection of the independent registered public accounting firm. Unless otherwise
instructed, the proxies will vote for the ratification of the selection of E&Y
as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm.

MANAGEMENT COMPENSATION

The Company pays no compensation to any director or officer who is an
officer or employee of The Hartford, HIFSCO, HASCO, Hartford Life or any
affiliated company. During the fiscal year ended July 31, 2007, the Company paid
a fee to each director who is not an officer or employee of The Hartford,
HIFSCO, HASCO, Hartford Life or any affiliated company.

The following table sets forth the compensation that each director (or
nominee for director) received during the fiscal year ended July 31, 2007 from
the Company and the entire Hartford fund complex.

<Table>
<Caption>
PENSION OR TOTAL
RETIREMENT ESTIMATED COMPENSATION
AGGREGATE BENEFITS ACCRUED ANNUAL FROM THE COMPANY
COMPENSATION AS PART OF BENEFITS UPON AND FUND COMPLEX*
NAME OF PERSON, POSITION FROM THE COMPANY COMPANY EXPENSES RETIREMENT PAID TO DIRECTOR
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NON-INTERESTED DIRECTORS
Lynn S. Birdsong,
Director................ $162 $0 $0 $179,500
Robert M. Gavin, Jr.
Director................ $217 $0 $0 $241,000
Duane E. Hill, Director... $147 $0 $0 $163,000
Sandra S. Jaffee,
Director................ $134 $0 $0 $149,000
William P. Johnston,
Director................ $155 $0 $0 $172,500
Phillip O. Peterson,
Director................ $160 $0 $0 $177,500
Lemma W. Senbet,
Director................ $137 $0 $0 $152,000
INTERESTED DIRECTORS
Lowndes A. Smith,
Director................ $151 $0 $0 $168,000
Thomas M. Marra,
Director................ $ 0 $0 $0 $ 0
David M. Znamierowski,
Director................ $ 0 $0 $0 $ 0
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* As of July 31, 2007, FIVE REGISTERED INVESTMENT COMPANIES IN THE FUND
COMPLEX PAID COMPENSATION TO SOME OR ALL OF THE DIRECTORS.

BOARD MEETINGS, COMMITTEES AND OTHER RELATED MATTERS

The Board of Directors of the Company has established an Audit Committee, a
Compliance Committee, an Investment Committee, a Litigation Committee and a
Nominating Committee. The Company does not have a standing compensation
committee. However, the Nominating Committee is responsible for making
recommendations to the Board of Directors regarding the compensation of the
independent members of the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors has
adopted written charters for the Audit Committee and the Nominating Committee.
Copies of the charters for the Audit and Nominating Committees are not available
on the Company's website, but were included in the Company's proxy statement for
its 2007 annual meeting.

During the Company's fiscal year ended July 31, 2007, there were 6 meetings
of the Board of Directors, 6 meetings of the Audit Committee, 7 meetings of the
Investment Committee, 4 meetings of the Compliance Committee and 2 meeting of
the Nominating Committee. The Litigation Committee did not meet during this
timeframe. David M. Znamierowski, Director of the Company, attended last year's
annual meeting held on January 9, 2007. Company policy adopted in November 2004
provides that at least one Director will attend each annual meeting of
shareholders. Each director attended (either in person or by telephone) 75% or
more of the total number of meetings of the Board and of the Committees on which
the director served.

Shareholders wishing to communicate with members of the Board of Directors
may submit a written communication directed to the Board of Directors in care of
the Secretary of The Hartford Income Shares Fund, Inc., 200 Hopmeadow Street,
Simsbury, Connecticut 06089.

THE AUDIT COMMITTEE

The Audit Committee currently consists of Robert M. Gavin, Sandra S.
Jaffee, William P. Johnston and Phillip O. Peterson. Each member of the Audit
Committee is considered to be "independent" within the meaning of the rules of
the New York Stock Exchange.

The functions performed by the Audit Committee are to (1) oversee the
Company's accounting and financial reporting policies and practices, its
internal controls and, as appropriate, the internal controls of certain service
providers; (2) assist the Board of Directors in its oversight of the
qualifications, independence and performance of the Company's independent
registered public accounting firm, the quality, objectivity and integrity of the
Company's financial statements and the independent audit thereof, and the
performance of the Company's internal audit function; (3) act as a liaison
between the Company's independent registered public accounting firm and the full
Board of Directors; and (4) pre-approve all audit and non-audit services that
the independent registered public accounting firm provides to the Company. The
Company's independent registered public accounting firm shall report directly to
the Audit Committee. The Audit Committee shall report regularly to the Board of
Directors.

Management is responsible for maintaining appropriate systems for
accounting. The Company's independent registered public accounting firm is
responsible for conducting a proper audit of the Company's financial statements
and is ultimately accountable to the Audit Committee. The Audit Committee has
the ultimate authority and responsibility to select (subject to ratification by
the non-interested directors and Company shareholders) and evaluate the
Company's independent registered public accounting firm, to determine the
compensation of the Company's

independent registered public accounting firm and, when appropriate, to replace
the Company's independent registered public accounting firm.

REPORT OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE

The Audit Committee has met and held discussions with management and the
independent registered public accounting firm. Management represented to the
Audit Committee that the Company's financial statements were prepared in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and the Audit
Committee has reviewed and discussed the financial statements with management
and the independent registered public accounting firm. The Audit Committee
discussed with the independent registered public accounting firm the matters
required to be discussed by Statement on Auditing Standards No. 61
(Communications with Audit Committees).

The Company's independent registered public accounting firm also provided
to the Audit Committee certain written disclosures and letter required by
Independence Standards Board Standard No. 1 (Independence Discussions with Audit
Committees), and the Audit Committee discussed with the independent registered
accounting firm the firm's independence.

Based upon the Audit Committee's discussion with management and E&Y, and
the Audit Committee's review of the representation of management and the report
of E&Y to the Audit Committee, the Audit Committee approves the inclusion of the
Fund's Audited Financial Statements in the Fund's annual report filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.

The Audit Committee

Robert M. Gavin
Sandra S. Jaffee
Phillip O. Peterson
William P. Johnston

THE COMPLIANCE COMMITTEE

The Company has established a Compliance Committee, which is responsible
for, among other things, assisting the Board of Directors in its oversight of
the implementation by the Company of policies and procedures that are reasonably
designed to prevent the Company from violating the Federal Securities Laws. The
members of the Compliance Committee are Robert M. Gavin, Sandra S. Jaffee,
William P. Johnston, Thomas M. Marra and Phillip O. Peterson.

THE INVESTMENT COMMITTEE

The Company has established an Investment Committee, which assists the
Board of Directors in its oversight of the Company's investment performance and
related matters. The members of the Investment Committee are Lynn S. Birdsong,
Duane E. Hill, Lemma W. Senbet, Lowndes A. Smith and David M. Znamierowski.

THE LITIGATION COMMITTEE

The Company has established a Litigation Committee, which manages any legal
actions that are brought by, on behalf of or against the Company, its Board of
Directors and/or the non-interested directors. The Litigation Committee consists
of the following non-interested members of the Board of Directors of the
Company: Lynn S. Birdsong, Duane E. Hill, and Sandra S. Jaffee.

THE NOMINATING COMMITTEE

The Nominating Committee currently consists of all non-interested directors
of the Company. The function of the Nominating Committee is to screen and
nominate non-interested candidates to the Board of Directors. In addition, the
Nominating Committee periodically reviews and evaluates the compensation of the
independent members of the Board of Directors and each of its committees. The
Nominating Committee makes recommendations to the Board of Directors regarding
the compensation of, and expense reimbursement policies and retirement policies
with respect to, the independent members of the Board of Directors and each
committee.

The Nominating Committee will consider nominees for non-interested
directors recommended by shareholders if a vacancy among the non-interested
directors occurs and if the nominee meets the Committee's criteria. Shareholders
wishing to submit recommendations for nominees must send a letter to the
chairperson of the Nominating Committee, in care of the Secretary of The
Hartford Income Shares Fund, Inc., 200 Hopmeadow Street, Simsbury, Connecticut
06089 and must include, at a minimum: (1) the shareholder's contact information;
(2) the nominee's contact information, the nominee's resume or curriculum vitae,
and the number of Company shares owned by the proposed nominee; (3) a statement
as to whether the nominee is an "interested person" of the Company as defined in
Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act, and appropriate documentation to support the
statement; (4) all information regarding the nominee that would be required to
be disclosed in solicitations of proxies for elections of directors required by
Regulation 14A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and (5) a notarized
letter executed by the nominee, stating his or her intention to serve as a
nominee and be named in the Company's proxy statement, if so designated by the
Nominating Committee and the Company's Board of Directors. A shareholder nominee
recommendation must be received by the Nominating Committee within a reasonable
time period prior to the

proxy submission. A shareholder or shareholder group may not submit for
consideration a nominee who has previously been considered by the Nominating
Committee. Candidates submitted by shareholders are evaluated according to the
same criteria as other non-interested director candidates. The Nominating
Committee has not received a recommended nominee from an eligible shareholder or
shareholder group who individually, or in the aggregate, beneficially owned more
than 5% of the applicable Fund's voting shares for at least one year.

The Nominating Committee may, from time to time, engage the services of an
independent consultant to identify and screen suitable prospective director
candidates.

Care is given to ensure that the individual members of the Board of
Directors bring to their deliberations education, work and personal experiences
that would improve the value provided to the shareholders. The following
criteria for nominees generally are considered as a minimum requirement for
consideration as a non-interested director:

- Fifteen (15) years business or academic experience in a management,
administrative, or other oversight capacity;

- College degree or business experience equivalent to a college degree;

- At least one non-interested director should have an investment background
and at least one director should have a financial/accounting background;

- Personal accomplishments that would provide ready acceptance by
shareholders that the individual is capable of representing their
interests;

- An ability to invest in Hartford funds;

- A person able to think through and discuss complicated regulatory and
financial issues and arrive at reasonable decisions on these issues on
behalf of the shareholders;

- A person of high ethical standards;

- Must meet minimum standards set out in the Fund's audit committee
charter; and

- Must be "financially literate" as that term is defined under New York
Stock Exchange rules. For these purposes, this means the ability to read
and understand fundamental financial statements, including a company's
balance sheet, income statement, and cash flow statement. Directors who
have limited familiarity with finance can achieve such "literacy" through
Fund-sponsored training programs.

INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

Upon the recommendation of the Audit Committee, the Board of Directors
selected E&Y as independent registered public accounting firm of the Company for
the fiscal year ending July 31, 2008. E&Y served as independent registered
public accounting firm of the Company for the fiscal years ended July 31, 2007
and July 31, 2006.

AUDIT FEES. Audit Fees are fees related to the audit and review of the
financial statements included in annual reports and registration statements, and
other services that are normally provided in connection with statutory and
regulatory filings or engagements. The aggregate fees billed by E&Y for
professional services rendered for the audit of the Company's annual financial
statements for the fiscal years ended July 31, 2006 and July 31, 2007 were
$36,500 and $39,300, respectively.

AUDIT-RELATED FEES. Audit-Related Fees are fees related to assurance and
related services that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit or
review of financial statements, but not reported under "Audit Fees." No fees
were billed by E&Y for professional services rendered that are related to the
audit of the Company's annual financial statements but not reported under
"Audit-Fees" above for the fiscal years ended July 31, 2006 and July 31, 2007.
Aggregate fees in the amount of $27,221 for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2006
and $28,500 for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2007 were billed by E&Y to
HIFSCO, and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with
HIFSCO (collectively, "Service Affiliates") that provides ongoing services to
the Company, relating to the operations and financial reporting of the Company.
These fees relate to an annual review of internal controls, as required by
regulation, for HASCO, an affiliate which provides transfer agency services to
the Company and over 50 other mutual funds in the Hartford Fund Family.

TAX FEES. Tax Fees are fees associated with tax compliance, tax advice and
tax planning, including services relating to the filing or amendment of federal,
state or local income tax returns, regulated investment company qualification
reviews, and tax distribution and analysis reviews. The aggregate fees billed by
E&Y for professional services rendered for tax compliance, tax advice and tax
planning to the Company for the fiscal years ended July 31, 2006 and July 31,
2007 were $3,350 and $3,650, respectively. No fees were billed by E&Y for such
services rendered to Service Affiliates that provide ongoing services to the
Company, relating to the operations and financial reporting of the Company and
subject to pre-approval by the Audit Committee, for the fiscal years ended July
31, 2006 and July 31, 2007.

ALL OTHER FEES. All Other Fees are fees related to services other than
those reported above under "Audit Fees," "Audit-Related Fees" and "Tax Fees." No
fees were billed by E&Y for professional services rendered for products and
services other than those described above for the fiscal years ended July 31,
2006 and

July 31, 2007, nor were any fees billed by E&Y for such services rendered to
Service Affiliates that provide ongoing services to the Company, relating to the
operations and financial reporting of the Company and subject to pre-approval by
the Audit Committee, for those fiscal years, other than those described above.

For the fiscal years ended July 31, 2006 and July 31, 2007, no services
described under "Audit-Related Fees," "Tax Fees" or "All Other Fees" were
approved pursuant to the de minimis exception.

The Audit Committee has considered whether the services described above are
compatible with maintaining E&Y's independence. The Audit Committee has also
considered whether the provision of all other non-audit services rendered to
Service Affiliates that provide ongoing services to the Company, is compatible
with maintaining E&Y's independence. The Audit Committee has adopted pre-
approval policies and procedures which govern the ways in which the Audit
Committee will pre-approve audit and various categories of non-audit services
that the independent registered public accounting firm provides to the Company
and to Service Affiliates that provide ongoing services to the Company. In
accordance with this policy, the Audit Committee has given its approval for the
provision of audit services by E&Y for the fiscal year ending July 31, 2008 and
has also given its pre-approval for the provision by E&Y of certain types of
audit-related, tax and permitted non-audit services. Services which have not
received pre-approval must receive specific approval by the Audit Committee. The
Audit Committee is informed of each such engagement in a timely manner, and such
procedures do not include delegation of the Audit Committee's responsibilities
to management. Pre-approval has not been waived with respect to services
described above under "Audit-Related Fees," "Tax Fees" and "All Other Fees,"
since the pre-approval procedures were adopted by the Audit Committee.

The aggregate non-audit fees billed by E&Y for services rendered to the
Company and to Service Affiliates that provide ongoing services to the Company,
for the fiscal years ended July 31, 2006 and July 31, 2007, amounted to $732,894
and $969,519, respectively. Services were for tax consulting, actuarial and
business advisory services throughout the period.

Representatives of E&Y are not expected to be present at the Meeting, but
will be given the opportunity to make a statement if they so desire and will be
available should any matter arise requiring their presence.

EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE COMPANY

Information about each executive officer's position and term of office with
the Company and business experience during at least the past five years is set
forth below. The executive officers receive no compensation from the Company.
Instead, Hartford Life or its affiliates pays the executive officers. The
mailing address of each executive officer is c/o the Secretary of The Hartford
Income Shares Fund, Inc., 200 Hopmeadow Street, Simsbury, Connecticut 06089.

<Table>
<Caption>
TERM OF
POSITION HELD OFFICE*
WITH THE AND LENGTH PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION(S)
NAME, AGE AND ADDRESS COMPANY OF TIME SERVED DURING PAST 5 YEARS
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JOHN C. WALTERS.......... President and Since 2007(1) Mr. Walters currently
(age 45) Chief serves as President of
Executive the U.S. Wealth
Officer Management Division and
Co-Chief Operating
Officer of Hartford
Life. Mr. Walters
previously served as
Executive Vice
President and Director
of the Investment
Products Division of
Hartford Life. Mr.
Walters is also a
Managing Member and
Executive Vice
President of Hartford
Investment Financial
Services, LCC
("HIFSCO") and HL
Investment Advisors,
LLC ("HL Advisors"). In
addition, he is
President and Chief
Executive Officer of
The Hartford Mutual
Funds, Inc., The
Hartford Mutual Funds
II, Inc., Hartford
Series Fund, Inc. and
Hartford HLS Series
Fund II, Inc.
Previously, Mr. Walters
was with First Union
Securities.
TAMARA L. FAGELY......... Vice Treasurer Ms. Fagely has been a
(age 49) President, since 1993 Vice President of HASCO
Treasurer and Vice President since 1998 and Chief
Controller since 1996 Financial Officer since
Controller 2006. Currently Ms.
since 2001 Fagely is a Vice
President of Hartford
Life Insurance Company
("Hartford Life"). She
served as Assistant
Vice President of
Hartford Life from
December 2001 through
March 2005. In addition
she is Controller and
Chief Financial Officer
of HIFSCO. In addition,
she is Controller of
HIFSCO and Vice
President, Controller,
and Treasurer of The
Hartford Mutual Funds,
Inc., The Hartford
Mutual Funds II, Inc.,
Hartford Series Fund,
Inc. and Hartford HLS
Series Fund II, Inc.
EDWARD P. MACDONALD...... Vice Since 2005 Mr. Macdonald serves as
(age 40) President, Assistant General
Secretary and Counsel and Assistant
Chief Legal Vice President of The
Officer Hartford and Chief
Legal Officer and Vice
President of HIFSCO. He
also serves as Vice
President of Hartford
Administrative Services
Company ("HASCO"),
Assistant Vice
President of Hartford
Life Insurance Company,
and Chief Legal
Officer, Secretary and
Vice President of HL
Advisors. Prior to
joining The Hartford in
2005, Mr. Macdonald was
Chief Counsel,
Investment Management
for Prudential
Financial (formerly
American Skandia
Investment Services,
Inc.). He joined
Prudential in April
1999. Additionally, Mr.
Macdonald serves as
Vice President,
Secretary and Chief
Legal Officer for The
Hartford Mutual Funds,
Inc., The Hartford
Mutual Funds II, Inc.,
Hartford Series Fund,
Inc. and Hartford HLS
Series Fund II, Inc.
</Table>

DENISE A. SETTIMI........ Vice President Since 2005 Ms. Settimi currently
(age 47) serves as Chief
Operating Officer and
Assistant Vice
President of HASCO. She
is also Assistant Vice
President of HIFSCO and
Hartford Life Insurance
Company. Previously,
Ms. Settimi was with
American Express
Financial Advisors,
where she was Director
of Retirement Plan
Services from 1997 to
2003. In addition, she
is a Vice President of
The Hartford Mutual
Funds, Inc., The
Hartford Mutual Funds
II, Inc., Hartford
Series Fund, Inc. and
Hartford HLS Series
Fund II, Inc.
ROBERT M. ARENA, JR...... Vice President Since 2006 Mr. Arena serves as
(age 39) Senior Vice President
of Hartford Life and
heads its Retail
Product Management
Group in the U.S.
Wealth Management
Division. He is also
Director and Senior
Vice President of
HASCO, Manager and
Senior Vice
President/Business Line
Principal of HIFSCO and
Manager and Senior Vice
President of HL
Advisors. Prior to
joining The Hartford in
2004, he was Senior
Vice President in
charge of Product
Management for American
Skandia/Prudential in
the individual
annuities division. Mr.
Arena joined American
Skandia in 1996. In
addition, Mr. Arena is
Vice President of The
Hartford Mutual Funds,
Inc., The Hartford
Mutual Funds II, Inc.,
Hartford Series Fund,
Inc. and Hartford HLS
Series Fund II, Inc.
THOMAS D. JONES III...... Vice President Since 2006 Mr. Jones serves as
(age 42) and Chief Chief Compliance
Compliance Officer for the
Officer Hartford Mutual Funds
and Vice President and
Director of Securities
Compliance for The
Hartford. He is also
Vice President of
HIFSCO, HL Advisors,
and Hartford Life. Mr.
Jones joined The
Hartford in 2006 from
SEI Investments, where
he served as Chief
Compliance Officer for
its mutual funds and
investment advisers.
Prior to joining SEI,
Mr. Jones was First
Vice President and
Compliance Director for
Merrill Lynch
Investment Managers
(Americas) ("MLIM"),
where he worked from
1992-2004. At MLIM, Mr.
Jones was responsible
for the compliance
oversight of various
investment products,
including mutual funds,
wrap accounts,
institutional accounts
and alternative
investments. In
addition, Mr. Jones is
Vice President and
Chief Compliance
Officer The Hartford
Mutual Funds, Inc., The
Hartford Mutual Funds,
II, Inc., Hartford
Series Fund, Inc. and
Hartford HLS Series
Fund II, Inc.
</Table>

VERNON J. MEYER.......... Vice President Since 2006 Mr. Meyer serves as
(age 43) Senior Vice President
of Hartford Life and
Director of its
Investment Advisory
Group in the U.S.
Wealth Management
Division. He also
serves as Senior Vice
President of HIFSCO and
HL Advisors. Prior to
joining The Hartford in
2004, Mr. Meyer was
with MassMutual which
he joined in 1987. In
addition, Mr. Meyer is
Vice President of The
Hartford Mutual Funds,
Inc., The Hartford
Mutual Funds, II, Inc.,
Hartford Series Fund,
Inc. and Hartford HLS
Series Fund II, Inc.
SUSAN M. FLEEGE.......... AML Compliance Since 2005 Ms. Fleege has served
(age 47) Officer as Chief Compliance
Officer for HASCO since
2005 and for Hartford
Investor Services
Company, LLC, ("HISC")
since 2006. Prior to
joining Hartford Life
in 2005, Ms. Fleege was
counsel for Ameriprise
Financial Corportation
from 2000-2005. In
addition, Ms. Fleege is
AML Compliance Officer
of The Hartford Mutual
Funds, Inc., The
Hartford Mutual Funds,
II, Inc., Hartford
Series Fund, Inc. and
Hartford HLS Series
Fund II, Inc.
</Table>

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* Term of Office: Each officer and director may serve until his or her
successor is elected and qualifies.

(1) Mr. Walters was duly elected as President and Chief Executive Officer of
the Company as well as The Hartford Mutual Funds, Inc. and The Hartford
Mutual Funds II, Inc., Hartford Series Fund, Inc. and Hartford HLS Series
Fund II, Inc. on November 7, 2007. Prior to Mr. Walters' election, Mr.
Znamierowski served in those capacities.

OTHER MATTERS

Management does not intend to present any business to the meeting not
mentioned in this Proxy Statement and currently knows of no other business to be
presented. If any other matters are brought before the meeting, the persons
named as proxies will vote on such matters in accordance with their judgment of
the best interests of the Company.

SECTION 16(a) BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP REPORTING COMPLIANCE

Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act, and Section 30(h) of the 1940 Act, as
applied to the Company, require the Company's Officers, Directors, HIFSCO,
certain affiliates of HIFSCO and persons who beneficially own more than 10% of
the Company's outstanding securities ("Reporting Persons"), to electronically
file reports of ownership of the Company's securities and changes in such
ownership with the SEC and the NYSE. Such persons are required by SEC
regulations to furnish the Company with copies of all such filings.

Based solely on its review of the copies of such forms received by it and
written representations from certain Reporting Persons that no year-end reports
were required for those persons, the Company believes that during the fiscal
year ended July 31, 2007, the Reporting Persons complied with all applicable
filing requirements.

SHAREHOLDER PROPOSALS

Proposals of Company shareholders intended to be presented at the annual
meeting of shareholders for the fiscal year ending July 31, 2008 must be
received at the Company's mailing address by July 23, 2008 in order to be
considered for inclusion in the proxy statement for that meeting. Whether a
proposal is submitted in the proxy statement will be determined in accordance
with applicable federal and state laws. The timely submission of a proposal does
not guarantee its inclusion.

SHAREHOLDER MAILINGS

To help lower the impact of operating costs, the Funds attempt to eliminate
mailing duplicate documents to the same address. When two or more Fund
shareholders have the same last name and address, the Fund may send only one
prospectus, annual report, semiannual report, general information statement or
proxy to that address rather than mailing separate documents to each
shareholder. Shareholders may opt out of this single mailing at any time by
calling the Funds at 1-888-843-7824 or writing to the Funds at P.O. Box 64387,
St. Paul, Minnesota 55164 and requesting the additional copies of Fund
documents. Shareholders sharing a single mailing address who are currently
receiving multiple copies of Fund documents can request delivery of a single
copy instead by calling the same telephone number or writing to the same
address.

By order of the Board of Directors,

/s/ Edward P. Macdonald
Edward P. Macdonald
Secretary

Dated: November 27, 2007

[FORM OF PROXY CARD]

EVERY SHAREHOLDER'S VOTE IS IMPORTANT!

PLEASE SIGN, DATE AND RETURN YOUR
PROXY TODAY

THE HARTFORD INCOME SHARES FUND, INC.
C/O PROXY TABULATOR
P.O. BOX 9112
FARMINGDALE, NY 11735

VOTING BY TELEPHONE. Call toll-free 1-888-221-0697 and
follow the recorded instructions.
VOTING BY INTERNET. Log on to www.proxyweb.com and
follow the on-screen instructions.
VOTING BY MAIL. Complete and return your Proxy
Card in the addressed envelope. If you vote by
telephone or internet, you do not need to mail your
proxy.

THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

THE HARTFORD INCOME SHARES FUND, INC.
PROXY FOR ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS TO BE HELD JANUARY 8, 2008

The undersigned appoints Tamara Fagely, Edward Macdonald and Michael Phillips or
each of them separately with power to act without the other and with the right
of substitution in each, the proxies of the undersigned, to vote, as designated
herein, all shares of The Hartford Income Shares Fund, Inc. (the "Company") held
by the undersigned on November 6, 2007, at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders
(the "Meeting") to be held at the offices of Hartford Life, 200 Hopmeadow
Street, Simsbury, Connecticut 06089, on January 8, 2008, at 10:00 a.m., Eastern
Time, and at any adjournments or postponements thereof, upon the matters on the
reverse, as set forth in the Notice of Annual Meeting of Shareholders and Proxy
Statement, with all powers the undersigned would possess if present in person.

By executing this proxy, the undersigned revokes all previous proxies with
respect to the Meeting and acknowledges receipt of the Notice of Annual Meeting
of Shareholders and Proxy Statement. This proxy may be revoked at any time
before it is exercised by giving written notice of revocation to the Secretary
of the Company or by executing a superseding proxy.

Date -----------------------------

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Please sign exactly as name appears to the
left. When signing as attorney, executor,
administrator, trustee, or guardian,
please give full title as such. If signing
for a corporation, please sign in full
corporate name by authorized person. If
signing for a partnership, please sign in
partnership name by authorized person.

THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED AS INSTRUCTED ON THE MATTERS SET FORTH BELOW. IT IS
UNDERSTOOD THAT IF NO CHOICE IS SPECIFIED, THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED "FOR" SUCH
MATTER.

IN THEIR DISCRETION, THE PROXIES ARE AUTHORIZED TO VOTE UPON SUCH OTHER BUSINESS
AS MAY PROPERLY COME BEFORE THE MEETING AND ANY ADJOURNMENTS OR POSTPONEMENTS OF
THE MEETING. IF YOU WISH TO VOTE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS'
RECOMMENDATION, SIMPLY SIGN AND DATE THIS PROXY CARD AND RETURN IT IN THE
ENVELOPE PROVIDED.

PLEASE FILL IN BOXES AS SHOWN USING BLACK OR BLUE INK OR NUMBER 2 PENCIL. [ ]
PLEASE DO NOT USE FINE POINT PENS.

FOR ALL WITH- FOR 1. TO ELECT THE FOLLOWING NOMINEES AS DIRECTORS OF
HOLD ALL ALL THE COMPANY: (01) L.S. BIRDSONG, (02) R.M. GAVIN, (03)
EXCEPT* D.E. HILL, (04) S.S. JAFFEE, (05) W.P. JOHNSTON, (06) P.O.
PETERSON, (07) L.W. SENBET, (08) T.M. MARRA, (09)
L.A. SMITH, (10) D.M. ZNAMIEROWSKI

[ ] [ ] [ ] *TO WITHHOLD AUTHORITY TO VOTE FOR ANY
INDIVIDUAL, MARK THE BOX "FOR ALL EXCEPT" AND
WRITE THE NOMINEE'S NUMBER ON THE LINE BELOW.

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[ ] [ ] [ ]
FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN 2. PROPOSAL TO RATIFY THE SELECTION BY THE BOARD OF
DIRECTORS OF THE COMPANY OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP AS THE
COMPANY'S INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING
FIRM FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JULY 31, 2008.

PLEASE VOTE, SIGN, DATE AND PROMPLY RETURN YOUR PROXY IN THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE. THANK YOU!

BROADRIDGE FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS INC.
PROPOSED SCRIPT FOR TELEPHONE VOTING
1-888-221-0697

OPENING:

WHEN CONNECTED TO THE TOLL-FREE NUMBER, SHAREHOLDER WILL HEAR:

"Welcome. "Please enter the control number labeled as such or located in the box
indicated by an arrow on the upper portion of your proxy card."

WHEN SHAREHOLDER ENTERS THE CONTROL NUMBER, HE/SHE WILL HEAR:

"To vote as the ** Board recommends on all proposals, press 1 now. To vote on
each proposal separately, press 0 now."

OPTION 1: VOTING ALL PROPOSALS AS MANAGEMENT RECOMMENDS

IF SHAREHOLDER ELECTS TO VOTE AS MANAGEMENT RECOMMENDS ON ALL PROPOSALS, HE/SHE
WILL HEAR:

"You have voted as the Board recommended. If this is correct, press 1. If
incorrect, press 0."

IF SHAREHOLDER PRESSES 1, HE/SHE WILL HEAR:

"If you have received more than one proxy card, you must vote each card
separately. If you would like to vote another proxy, press 1 now. To end this
call, press 0 now."

IF SHAREHOLDER PRESSES 0 TO INDICATE AN INCORRECT VOTE, HE/SHE WILL BE RETURNED
TO THE "TO VOTE AS THE.." SPEECH.

IF SHAREHOLDER ELECTS TO REVOTE OR VOTE ANOTHER PROXY, HE/SHE IS RETURNED TO THE
"PLEASE ENTER THE CONTROL NUMBER" SPEECH (ABOVE). IF SHAREHOLDER ELECTS TO END
THE CALL, HE/SHE WILL HEAR:

"Thank you for voting."

CALL IS TERMINATED.

OPTION 2: VOTING EACH PROPOSAL SEPARATELY

IF SHAREHOLDER ELECTS TO VOTE EACH PROPOSAL SEPARATELY, HE/SHE WILL HEAR:

"Proposal 1: To vote FOR all nominees, press 1. To WITHHOLD from all nominees,
press 9. To WITHHOLD from an individual nominee, press 0. Make your selection
now."

IF THE SHAREHOLDER VOTES FOR ALL NOMINEES OR WITHHOLDS FROM ALL NOMINEES, THE
SCRIPT MOVES TO PROPOSAL 2. IF THE SHAREHOLDER ELECTS TO WITHHOLD FROM A
SPECIFIC NOMINEE, HE/SHE WILL HEAR:

"Enter the two-digit number that appears in front of the nominee's name you DO
NOT wish to vote for."

AND THEN,

"Press 1 to withhold from another nominee or Press 0 if you have completed
voting on nominees."

WHEN THE SHAREHOLDER HAS FINISHED VOTING ON PROPOSAL 1, HE/SHE WILL HEAR:

"Proposal 2: To vote FOR, press 1; AGAINST, press 9; ABSTAIN, press 0."

WHEN THE SHAREHOLDER HAS FINISHED VOTING ON PROPOSAL 2, HE/SHE WILL HEAR:

"Your votes have been cast as follows (VOTE FOR EACH PROPOSAL IS GIVEN). If this
is correct, press 1. If incorrect, press 0."

IF THE SHAREHOLDER PRESSES 1, HE/SHE WILL HEAR:

"If you have received more than one proxy card, you must vote each card
separately. If you would like to vote another proxy, press 1 now. To end this
call, press 0 now."

IF SHAREHOLDER PRESSES 0 TO INDICATE AN INCORRECT VOTE, HE/SHE WILL BE RETURNED
TO THE "TO VOTE AS THE.." SPEECH.

IF SHAREHOLDER ELECTS TO REVOTE THE CANCELLED VOTE OR VOTE ANOTHER PROXY, HE/SHE
IS RETURNED TO THE "PLEASE ENTER THE CONTROL NUMBER" SPEECH (ABOVE). IF
SHAREHOLDER ELECTS TO END THE CALL, HE/SHE WILL HEAR:

"Thank you for voting."

CALL IS TERMINATED.